I hope the Knicks are throwing a max contract at a new team doctor. Their starting five will have Noah, Melo, Rose, and Eric Gordon. I honestly think Phil thinks you can just turn off injuries like in NBA 2K.

I don’t equate not being as efficient to being not very good without putting it in context. AI was the person entire defensive game plans were built around, much like Dikembe was the player coaches devised plans to avoid when on offense.

-Robert Hess on Allen Iverson's importance to the Sixers despite being a relatively inefficient scorer

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Buddy Hield (31.5 points per game on 45% three-point shooting) is taking full advantage of all the NBA prospects getting knocked out early.

If Kari Lehtonen plays well, they’ll be a playoff threat. Their division is stacked though so it’s not enough to be pretty good. Their offense is going to be great and Oduya is a big boost on defense but Lehtonen was bad last year. It all hinges on him.